The Tribune

By LESH

Tribune Features Reporter

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THE rapping Bahamian group known the Baintown Bois have shared their history and some of their most memorable moments with In Ya Ear.

Bain Town, Nassau natives Vincent “Young” Seymour, Renaldo “Millo” Sweeting and Jermaine “JB” Brown said they all developed a passion for music and entertainment many years ago.

As a child, “Millo” said he performed in the downtown area, singing for money. “Young” and “JB” at that time were being inspired by famous international artists such as Jay Z, LL Cool J, Hot Boyz (mainly BG), Ja Rule and the legendary Tupac Shakur.

This passion and inspiration led to the forming the Bahamian group.

Vincent said some of their most recent projects include the release of their latest Mix-tape entitled Faded. The mix-tape consist of eighteen tracks including their single Money on My Mind which is now in full rotation on local radio stations.

He said they are also working on collaborations with other Bahamian artists such as Ras Cat, Shon Millz and Dro Capone.

“What we like most about the music and entertainment field is that we get a chance to express our feelings through music,” Vincent said. “More so, we are not only able to express ourselves, we’re able to get people to love and appreciate our music which allows us to be able to build our fan base. Being able to hear our music on the radio stations really makes us feel some type of way. Everyday it gives us inspiration and motivation to get better at what we do,” said Vincent.

He said some of their major milestones in their musical careers include participating in the Ministry of Health programme where they collaborated in putting together the Clean, Green & Pristine track.

Releasing four mix-tapes: Underground Street Hits Volume 1, Underground Street Hits Volume 2, Fa Da Streets and Faded has also been memorable for the group.

“We see ourselves involved in music as long as we’re motivated to continue doing it. We are not pursuing music full time but music is our passion. At this time we have to work, but we would like to reach a point in our lives where we can pursue music full time,” said Vincent.

He added there is a market out there for all local artists, but it starts with Bahamians supporting their own more than they do foreign artists.

“We need to realise that because it’s not ‘rake ‘n’ scrape’ does not mean it is not Bahamian music. When Bahamians produce, engineer, write and record their own music that should make it Bahamian. Going forward supporters can look out for a lot more hits on the radio stations, music videos, stage performances and international media from the BainTown Bois,” said.